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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nova Scotia fishermen looked for a red gravel floor favored by cod called _____.
(a) Cherry bottom.
(b) Rose rock.
(c) Battle grounds.
(d) Sunset waters.

2. Who returned to Iceland in 1964 and was astounded by its transformation?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) W. H. Auden.
(d) Erik Eriksson.

3. St. John's has _____ architecture.
(a) Medieval.
(b) Art deco.
(c) Victorian.
(d) Turn-of-the-century.

4. What did the Pilgrims fail to bring to North America that would aid in their survival?
(a) Fishing tackle.
(b) Wool.
(c) Medicines.
(d) Building tools.

5. The Newfoundland lawyer who took up the cause of inshore fishermen is named _____.
(a) Calen Marquis.
(b) Cabot Martin.
(c) Jason Cabot.
(d) John Cabuto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the best shore spaces for drying catch called?

2. By 1918, which Maine city was building steel-hulled trawlers?

3. What is considered a bread substitute in Iceland?

4. What is the Anglo-Saxon word that means "a place that has salt"?

5. If hauled up from freezing water, cod will _____ because of a protein they produce.

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